diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 67b1dd8e30..3bc79e20c3 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@
     "pnpm": "^7.15.0",
     "prettier": "^2.7.1",
     "prettier-plugin-jsdoc": "^0.4.2",
-    "rimraf": "^3.0.2",
+    "rimraf": "^4.0.0",
     "rollup-plugin-visualizer": "^5.8.3",
     "start-server-and-test": "^1.14.0",
     "ts-node": "^10.9.1",
diff --git a/packages/mermaid-example-diagram/package.json b/packages/mermaid-example-diagram/package.json
index 8e958806a7..13ab587cc5 100644
--- a/packages/mermaid-example-diagram/package.json
+++ b/packages/mermaid-example-diagram/package.json
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
   "dependencies": {},
   "devDependencies": {
     "concurrently": "^7.5.0",
-    "rimraf": "^3.0.2"
+    "rimraf": "^4.0.0"
   },
   "resolutions": {
     "d3": "^7.0.0"
diff --git a/packages/mermaid-mindmap/package.json b/packages/mermaid-mindmap/package.json
index e79e2df4f3..8c861097bb 100644
--- a/packages/mermaid-mindmap/package.json
+++ b/packages/mermaid-mindmap/package.json
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
     "@types/cytoscape": "^3.19.9",
     "concurrently": "^7.5.0",
     "mermaid": "workspace:*",
-    "rimraf": "^3.0.2"
+    "rimraf": "^4.0.0"
   },
   "resolutions": {
     "d3": "^7.0.0"
diff --git a/packages/mermaid/package.json b/packages/mermaid/package.json
index 0d514102bb..cf44d7afb1 100644
--- a/packages/mermaid/package.json
+++ b/packages/mermaid/package.json
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@
     "remark": "^14.0.2",
     "remark-frontmatter": "^4.0.1",
     "remark-gfm": "^3.0.1",
-    "rimraf": "^3.0.2",
+    "rimraf": "^4.0.0",
     "start-server-and-test": "^1.14.0",
     "typedoc": "^0.23.18",
     "typedoc-plugin-markdown": "^3.13.6",
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index 7ba014f293..fe9715b1e0 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -146,8 +146,8 @@ importers:
         specifier: ^0.4.2
         version: 0.4.2_prettier@2.7.1
       rimraf:
-        specifier: ^3.0.2
-        version: 3.0.2
+        specifier: ^4.0.0
+        version: 4.1.2
       rollup-plugin-visualizer:
         specifier: ^5.8.3
         version: 5.8.3
@@ -282,8 +282,8 @@ importers:
         specifier: ^3.0.1
         version: 3.0.1
       rimraf:
-        specifier: ^3.0.2
-        version: 3.0.2
+        specifier: ^4.0.0
+        version: 4.1.2
       start-server-and-test:
         specifier: ^1.14.0
         version: 1.14.0
@@ -312,8 +312,8 @@ importers:
         specifier: ^7.5.0
         version: 7.5.0
       rimraf:
-        specifier: ^3.0.2
-        version: 3.0.2
+        specifier: ^4.0.0
+        version: 4.1.2
 
   packages/mermaid-mindmap:
     dependencies:
@@ -349,8 +349,8 @@ importers:
         specifier: workspace:*
         version: link:../mermaid
       rimraf:
-        specifier: ^3.0.2
-        version: 3.0.2
+        specifier: ^4.0.0
+        version: 4.1.2
 
   tests/webpack:
     dependencies:
@@ -10546,6 +10546,12 @@ packages:
       glob: 7.2.3
     dev: true
 
+  /rimraf/4.1.2:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-BlIbgFryTbw3Dz6hyoWFhKk+unCcHMSkZGrTFVAx2WmttdBSonsdtRlwiuTbDqTKr+UlXIUqJVS4QT5tUzGENQ==}
+    engines: {node: '>=14'}
+    hasBin: true
+    dev: true
+
   /robust-predicates/3.0.1:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-ndEIpszUHiG4HtDsQLeIuMvRsDnn8c8rYStabochtUeCvfuvNptb5TUbVD68LRAILPX7p9nqQGh4xJgn3EHS/g==}
     dev: false